Mega SD: Genesis & Sega CD Flash Cart / MY LIFE IN GAMING
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2019
- The Mega SD is a long awaited flash cart or ODE for the Sega Genesis that can also play Sega CD games... and a whole lot more! Coury takes a closer look at this new essential Sega Flash Cartridge.
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I would've never expected to see a Mega CD game on a Nomad.
ok bowser
I mean it is possible to put a full Mega CD/Sega CD onto a Nomad
I would argue that Golden Axe was the first "Genesis Plus" game. Even though it wasn't running on cart, it was essentially a ROM file with redbook audio spooled from the disc replacing the BGM.
This was a pack-in for the early Sega CD units in North America as "4-in-1 Sega Classics". The other 3 games (or other 4 in the CD-X pack) use PCM.
I have to admit i was a Nintendo kid growing up and had no access to anything Sega. Finding so many hidden and not so hidden gems on the Genesis has definitely been one of the highlights to my gaming year. Thanks for the review Gents
Worth it for the ease and reliability with CD games alone. I’ve been saving for this for a few months now and can’t wait to finally get one
John Smith probably road avenger
Excellent video guys! I’m considering buying one of these myself! And thanks so much for the shoutout! Very much appreciated! 🤘🏻😀
Plus one like for @The Gaming Muso
Thank you for always making amazing, high quality, and informative videos!
Glad you enjoyed my MD+ hack for Streets of Rage 2
Your videos are so great. Appreciate all the time and work you put into these. The music is stellar, too
This channel puts in the work, man. Holy crap they're just the best.
I kept hearing "Butt Folders". My mind is in the gutter...
I meanwhile keep thinking of Vinesauce Joel and SimpleFlips when I hear "BUP Folders."
I've seen a few of your videos in the past but this one has officially made me a subscriber. good job!
Thanks again for another amazing in-depth video! I'm so happy I bought this and I am also pleased that so many people worked on this device together when this space can be a bit toxic at times. Love for SEGA brings us together!
So long awaited video! Thank you so much for the hard work. Enjoyed the nostalgia streams when you tested it out 😁
The Mega Sg/Mega SD combo has made my retro-gaming life complete. I'm so happy that I don't need to spend time and money repairing drives now.
Love all that sweet Sega CD music in this episode :)
[Coury] PIcking the music for this episode was probably my favorite part of making it!
@@mylifeingaming Yeah I can imagine. Tossing discs into my CD player to listen to the redbook audio was one of my favourite things to do with these games back in the day :)
I loved that you guys shares the same love about Road Avenger, such an amazing game.
Took me a few minutes to realise you were saying "BUP folder" and not Butt Folder.
This Mega SD seems real cool. Especially the potential for those MD+ games. Street of Rage 2 sounded rad. Maybe someone could do a Doom 32X one that removes the fart sounds and replaces them with music instead.
CORRECTION: Terraonion is Andorra based now, not Spain. They sure pay less taxes, but they will sell a lot less in the E.U.
I have every Nintendo Console I want to have hooked up and ready to play at a moments notice. Nintendo guy all the way. But I am really tempted to get a Sega Genesis. This device is making that temptation even stronger.
Remember sega does what Ninten don't. Lol
Did you ever get one?
Nothing like having the best of both worlds. In this case you can have your cake and eat it.
This year has been fantastic for the Sega Genesis. Finally getting much deserved attention and care at least from talented engineers. It'll always be neglected in terms of mainstream appreciation but at least fans can enjoy the system in different ways now.
27:48 Nice to see my save files of Dark Wizard went to good use. (I recognize the formation on the map) That was an unbelievable pain to get working right. I never did finish the final saves for each character 'cause I never could beat the damn game!
I'm impressed by that SMD work... absolutely glorious. Would love a fully transparent one though. Really show off the magic.
Every time you said "BUP" folder, I head "BUTT" folder and got a good chuckle from it. Jokes aside, another great, comprehensive video like always. And I learned some things I didn't know about the Mega SD, some things that make me not pause as much at the price; though, still too rich for my blood at the moment.
I kept hearing "Butt" too!
I have a model one and have always considered gatting a Sega CD for it, for the price I could just get a Mega SD and not have to deal with used possibly faulty systems and games and the features are really useful.
Thanks for the overview.
Great episode. That smooth scaling functionality looks nice. I've been telling myself I don't need this device, but smoother sections in Batman Returns and Soul Star makes it more tempting.
"Ready on 3... 3!!!" instant like.
Been waiting for you all to do the review, I have an Analogue Mega SG on its way...looks like this is next on my purchase list!
I've watched a number of videos from this channel. I love the content, and it's very high-quality production. One thing I wish you did - PLEASE when showing video of games (either single or side-by-side comparisons) you are great at identifying the SYSTEM you are showing, but it would be great to know the GAME you are using as an example. Maybe at the top? Some of these games are not common or even from a different region and it would be nice to be seen what it is.
This has been an amazing year for the Genesis, and it's made me a very happy 40 year old boy. For now, I can't justify one of these, but once the lense in my Sega CD goes out? I'm totally there. One thing that's funny to me is how none of these carts work to their fullest potential through a 32x. Like they're trying to tell us something. But, how else can I make an amazing retro gaming stack of Sonic 3 on Sonic and Knuckles on a Game Genie on a 32x on a Genesis on a Sega CD?
>The BUP folder
Shoutouts to SimpleFlips.
Awesome video, as usual! I'll definitely be getting one!
This is awesome! Until now, the only interest I had in the Sega CD I ever had was for Snatcher and Final Fight. Now this opens up a world of possibilities, especially with that Genesis + feature!
I cannot believe they never did a Phantasy Star for CD.
It's the ultimate Mega Drive flash cart and I'm truly salivating over the thought of obtaining one! 😋
No. Ultimate cart supports 32x. It doesn't exist though
I've watched several videos about the Mega SD over the past month, but this one tipped me over the edge. I'm probably going to sell a load of my old games (maybe even my Mega CD) to buy this and a Mega SG.
I still want an actual ODD for the Sega CD. FPGA simulation is cool and all but I really want to play on original hardware (plus that will make it possible to play 32x CD games)
ProtoMancave According to Terraonion, it will be possible to play those games using this device if they decide to go ahead and manufacture an adapter that allows the cart to attach to the side ext port, depending on demand
I agree. I get the excitement about FPGA, but I'll never trust it as much as the original hardware. I wish there was a product that only emulates the disk drive and nothing else, and goes inside an original Sega CD that takes care of everything else.
I first tout that sega cd games had to be modded and converted into clusterchain file formats along with other comprimizes in order to make them work on the genesis via a everdrive,but likely this amezing cartride saves the need for modding those games to make them work on the genesis via the cartride slot.
You can't blame Terra Onion for loading an encrypted bitstream into the Spartan 6 FPGA. VHDL development is very expensive and easy to reproduce/clone otherwise.
Looks like a pretty sweet little bit of kit right there. If I hadn't already spent a bunch grabbing an Everdrive X5 I'd probably be more interested. Maybe down the road ? looks like it's in a fantastic state right now but it should only keep improving as more fans hack up Genesis+ stuff much like SD2SNES took many years to really get rolling (it only got SFX support just this year afterall). Great breakdown MLIG !
Such a thorough review, thank you!
A quality video to start the day.
Great episode as always. You get something that other reviewers don't regularly get. This is emulation also. Some may call it HW emulation, it may be way more accurate than by SW but is emulation nonetheless.
And if I had that money to spend I might buy it, don't particularly agree on how they manage the firmware but still.
Where I live you'll find a unicorn eating 4 clover leafs before a working sega cd at a normal price.
Mine has just arrived and i love it!
This device is pretty awesome, been thinking about picking one up for myself, especially since I never got around to getting a Genesis Everdrive. I hope some one comes out with a 32x Cart next as well (that will work without the hardware), so that everything pre-Saturn is finally easily playable and can be preserved.
I agree with your sentiment. Australia was a huge market for Sega in respects to market share. Like you, I am a huge Sega loyalist. Despite the lack of Australian in the ad. I still love them and can not wait to show Bec some of the games I grew up with.
almost there, just need to play 32x without the addon and it will be the supreme flash card for MD
that would be very hard to do, in many ways the 32x is its own console that lack some functions that it uses the genesis for
From an architectural standpoint I don't think the FPGA can perform the same math calculations and polygon rendering as the hitachi CPUs in the 32X. Even if it could be emulated correctly I debate whether it's worth the time to the terraonion developers to code emulation for the very very small library of games. Perhaps in a very late software update since they did add Neo Geo CD capability to the Neo Geo cart they developed. However there are a lot more NeoGeo CD games....
Why??? The 32X Is not worth it. FYI I had one from 20 yrs ago
Ha, at 29:51 in the video...is that a young Eddie McClintock (Warehouse 13 among many other roles)? Fun little surprise to come across. :)
This thing is amazing. So glad my library is future proofed. So done with optical media.
Great review! Terra Onion have done it again!
Great episode guys!
Another great Episode, thank you!
Just a small correction, but it's F-16 Fighting Falcon like in the title screen 11:02
Another great video.. thanks guys
Thanks for the video, looks like I'm going to have to upgrade my MegaEverdrive X7
Man I really wish there was a version of this that connected to the expansion slot the way an actual Sega CD would. That said, I can't imagine how the software would have to be adjusted.
If and when a 32x FPGA comes out, I'm hoping I'd be able to afford it, a Mega SG and something akin to the Mega SD, if not the Mega SD itself.
Great video Coury!
Great video! I watched it twice
Perfect timing, i just purchased one 10 days ago and its going to be delivered in a day or two (very quick delivery!) I have no real solder skills but thinking of replacing my PAL Mega Drive oscilator with a NTSC one as it looks easy so I get full experience
gentarofourze I’m jealous, I pre-ordered in late July (pretty late to the party but still pre-release) and it has been presumably sitting in Andorran customs for almost a month waiting to be released to DHL to be shippied to me. I keep checking the DHL page but it just keeps saying “item doesn’t exist”. Terraonion said this could take up to 3 weeks but it’s been 4 now, going to give it another week before I start raising a stink.
@@McGuinty2 Actually, having the same issue it said dispatched last week but DHL say it doesn't exist! I guess I was underestimating the timescale!
@@McGuinty2 After my shock today you may be in less rush, been hit with a £57 customs charge! I stupidly assumed being from Europe and currency being the Euro I wouldn't be charged, if I had known I would never of bought it.
gentarofourze I got mine last week and it was only $33 Canadian, which is much less than what you paid when you factor the exchange rate. Sorry to hear about that.
13:20 Toad wants to know your location
*B U P*
Rise from your grave, Mega CD !
This helped my get my MegaSD going. Make sure to uncheck the enable cd audio option on the MegaSG
Woah! Eddie McClintock is in Star Strike? Awesome!
Should probably correct that it will be possible to play those CD 32X games with a future adapter that allows the Mega SD to connect to the normal side ext slot on the Genesis. Apparently Terraonion are waiting to see what the demand will be like before they commit to a manufacturing run, although for the price they’re charging it would have been nice to have it as a standard pack-in, the way Analogue chose to include the Master System adapter with every Mega SG.
Man I wanted a sega cd when I was a kid but couldn't afford it so I just kept playing my genesis.
Brilliant device - congrats to all that made it possible
2019 is the rebirth of the SEGA Genesis!
Notif squad. Great videos man
Awesome overview!
I really want to play Streets of Rage 2 in MD+ mode! Even though it has amazing FM soundtrack already!
For Sega CD fans, if you have never played "Dune" ( no, not the RTS Dune, Battle for Arakkis on Genesis) you have got to play it. A hidden gem IMO. It starts a little slow but It's my favorite game for the system and it never gets mentioned in any review for the Sega CD that I've seen.
I hope that Terra Onion make a PC Engine SD Rom that is the size of a HuCard that will allow people to play PC Engine CD Rom and TurboGrafx CD games on the TurboExpress/PC Engine GT and the PC Engine Shuttle.
Great video!! I'm actually more curious about the hardware inside the Sega CD. There is not much out there about it. It was sadly under utilized.
Sorry to tell you Courey. Pier Solar was NOT the first cartridge to use enhanced Sega Cd audio. Although not a game, in 1995 Virgin Interactive released a music Visualizer called ˋFlux´ in some european regions only. It was licensed by Sega and therfore the only official cartridge to use this feature.
I wish I could get CDDA from the right channel from my MegaSD.
I still want to see a Sega CD FPGA based system that can plat the original CD games!
Awesome vid as always.
Have a question, how many inches is that lcd tv on minute 5:05????
Wow. Perfect timing!
This looks like an amazing product. If I didn't already have a Mega Everdrive x7 (and a Model 2 Sega CD to play burned games) I would strongly think about it. For now I'm fine burning "backups" though.
I just love intro !
Popful mail unworked.
I see you are also a man of culture.
Solid vid, thanks!
Great video as usual, I didn't check out mine yet but will do asap after seeing this. BTW I noticed that they're Andorra based now because I has a nice tax to pay because of it not being part of Europe union, (I assumed it was because of the euro price) anyway another €70.00 extra now, which brings me to a total of €320.00 (i.e. $352.00 US) ah well that's the price you have to pay for being a Sega fan.
It sucks to be European in this regard. I feel for you guys, but you only have your own countries to blame.
@@RedArremer Yeah it sucks big time and you're right, I do blame my country for this.... Maybe it's a way of control, so that I don't go berserk on a shopping spree.
This just blew my mind
It's bizarre how cheap microsd's have become. My 20 dollar sd card has more storage than my ps3
PS3s have replaceable HDDs, you just need to replace the HDD and then reload the firmware from a USB drive.
@@Nukle0n I know that, that's not my point.
r/woooosh
it will be perfect if Mega SD can play 32x or CD32x games without needing real 32x addon, it just like "all in one genesis package" in a single cartridge.
Speaking of SEGA appreciation, it's not on Genesis, but this has been a great year for Yakuza too. 😁
Awesome product, but why would I want to play Streets of Rage 2 with some off brand soundtrack? The perfect version by Yuzo Koshiro is already on the cartridge.
Mods.
Well I dunno about that... The CD Add-On for the PC Engine included a large amount of added RAM which greatly enhanced what the system was capable of. This would have been a simple and yet smart way for Sega to have approached the Sega CD as well and would have reduced the cost.
I need to get a Mega SG first. :) I never got into the Genesis until much after its lifespan, being that I was a hardcore Amiga gamer back then. :) But I'm appreciating how much it reminds me of the Amiga/ST era. Now that I can get CD games, I'll be able to experience a better (heh) version of the Amiga CD32. :)
Hey Coury, Just got a Genesis (Model 1) for the first time a couple of months ago, and I have had an itch to get the SEGA CD of course, the problem I’ve had is the hardware has also risen in price. That said, I think I would still stick with getting the real deal because I do want to get some CDs there that are not very expensive such as Sonic CD and Ecco the Dolphin 1 and 2; I think the latter is especially worth it with its New Age music giving it a full experience.
Regardless, this is still a good solid-state solution for those that look for longevity over authenticity. Cheers!
MLIG, today marks the 20th anniversary of ths Sega Dreamcast's release. Please, pppllleeeaaassseee, PLEASE make a video on it! Its way too important a system for the Culture, & needs your style!
I’ve had nothing but problems with save states using the Everdrive + Mega SG. If the Mega SD manages save states better, that makes it essential for me.
Can I just say I appreciate the G ‘N G music continuously playing past its screen presence.
Krikzz just tweeted that he's making progress on his version! Gonna be sweet to see some competition, baby!!!
Yup, I'm also waiting for Krikzz to release his version. Got the SD2SNES Pro, and very happy with it. The idea of having to register an account just to download the newer firmware for the Mega SD, and having said firmware tied to the cart's serial number kind of turns me off. The SD2SNES is open source, which means that anyone with the knowledge can contribute. But more importantly, it ensures the project's survival. We're not dependent on one single entity to provide us with updates. We can build them ourselves (and change things if we want), because we have the "blueprints". That's an attitude I can get behind, and if it means having to wait a bit longer for Krikzz' version to come out, that's fine with me.
Streets of Rage’s music was designed specifically for Genesis’ fm synth and other sound chips. If you had an original model 1 Genesis that game sounded amazing through original hardware and because he decided to go the techno route there really isn’t anything that the Genesis couldn’t do that Yuzo wanted it to.
It's an option you don't have to use. The original is still there.
Very cool
Radical dude, radical!
Awsome review! What game is that at 21:15? Looks interesting
I spent a total of 24 hours of gameplay to beat Phantasy Star 4. The Kega Fusion Emulator on my PC really only seem to function properly with SMS (PSG and FM) and 32x games. I do plan on getting the Victor Wondermega in addition to this Mega SD so I can play and make comparisons of audio in Megadrive and Mega CD games, namely Mega SD FPGA audio vs Wondermega DSP with Ex. Bass button. I'm really getting the Mega SD for the Mega drive games all emulated in 1 cartridge with superior FPGA audio. I actually have the Japanese Sonic CD game so that gets the Wondermega's DSP treatment.
Temping device to buy.I been considering a megasd it would give my model 2 sega-cd a break,on the wear down.
my goal is to get both a Mega SG and a Mega SD.
I'll have to sell some of my organs at a shady black market first but eh....
Tech looks amazing
The FM Soundchip Emulation seems much better on the mega everdrive x7, hopefully in the future this will be refined for the mega sd.
@@victor.elkins No, the soundchip of the genesis isn't producing the sound in the case of the fm soundchip emulation. There the final audio signal comes directly from the mega sd/everdrive. In the case of genesis games, i guess you could say, audio "information" is sent from the mega sd/everdrive to the original soundchip of the console, which then produces the final audio signal. Edit: It might not be "information sent", but perhaps the soundchip reads the rom... 😂 I have no clue about thess things.
@@victor.elkins Yes, flashcarts are emulating SMS FM audio since it is not natively supported in the Genesis/MD (only SMS PSG audio is). As such, there's always room for improvement, meaning future firmwares can be released with more accurate SMS FM emulation.
@@victor.elkins Correct, assuming the flashcart isn't set to emulate SMS FM audio, which is not available in a Genesis/MD.
I'm sure the person that made the proper x7 FM module could be talked to about sharing it for the MegaSD. Since that code was made by a community member and not Krikzz himself.